Exercise ECG: Prognostic Implications of Exercise Induced Arrhythmias

Pacing and Clinical ElectrophysiologyVolume 17, Issue 3 p. 417-427 Exercise ECG: Prognostic Implications of Exercise Induced Arrhythmias PHILIPPE COUMEL, Corresponding Author PHILIPPE COUMEL Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, FranceAddress for reprints: Philippe Coumel M.D., Hôpital Lariboisière. 2, Rue Ambroise-Paré, 75010—Paris, France. Fax: 33 1 4995 8439.Search for more papers by this authorANTOINE LEENHARDT, ANTOINE LEENHARDT Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorGILLES HADDAD, GILLES HADDAD Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, FranceSearch for more papers by this author PHILIPPE COUMEL, Corresponding Author PHILIPPE COUMEL Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, FranceAddress for reprints: Philippe Coumel M.D., Hôpital Lariboisière. 2, Rue Ambroise-Paré, 75010—Paris, France. Fax: 33 1 4995 8439.Search for more papers by this authorANTOINE LEENHARDT, ANTOINE LEENHARDT Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorGILLES HADDAD, GILLES HADDAD Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, FranceSearch for more papers by this author First published: March 1994 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8159.1994.tb01408.xCitations: 12AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL References 1 Coumel P. The management of clinical arrhyth mias. An overview on invasive versus non-inva sive electrophysiology. 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